AWS vs Scaleway — Direktvergleich

Vendor-neutraler Direktvergleich von AWS und Scaleway: Services, Rechenzentren, Kosten und Souveränität — datenbasiert auf comparison.cloud.

Management Summary

ServiceAWSScaleway
Count of Services200+80+
Cost Rating6.0/108.5/10
Saving Plan72%25%
Datacenter11410
Countries203
SEAL Score4.1/10 (41%)7.9/10 (79%)
USPMarket leader with the widest range of features and global reachEuropean portfolio with a focus on AI infrastructure and cloud-native development
RecommendationRecommended for innovation drivers and international scalingRecommended for companies looking for European Cloud Native alternatives

Sovereign Cloud

ServiceAWSScaleway
InterpretationSensitive data should be encrypted by BYOK. For stronger protection use AWS European CloudWith headquarters in the EU, data is inherently sovereign. No extra European tech dependency (everything is home built, open source or with EU Partners)
SEALSEAL 1SEAL 3
ResidencyUSFrance
Shared ResourcesAWS European Sovereign CloudScaleway
Dedicated ResourcesEC2 Dedicated HostDedibox
Dedicated CloudAWS Outpost RackPrivate Regions (angekündigt)
EncryptionCloud HSMKey Manager

SEAL Framework

ServiceAWSScaleway
Sovereignty Score4.1/10 (41%) US jurisdiction caps strategic, legal & supply-chain objectives7.9/10 (79%) EU-owned (iliad); EU sovereign cloud tender awardee 2026
SOV-1 Strategic (15 %)3/10 US parent (Amazon); EU Sovereign Cloud entity announced, not independent9/10 French iliad Group ownership
SOV-2 Legal & Jurisdictional (10 %)2/10 Subject to US CLOUD Act & FISA 7029/10 EU (French) jurisdiction only
SOV-3 Data & AI (10 %)6/10 Strong residency & BYOK controls; US access risk remains8/10 EU residency; European AI cloud push
SOV-4 Operational (15 %)4/10 EU Sovereign Cloud region with EU staff announced; global ops model today8/10 EU staff, group-owned Paris-region datacenters
SOV-5 Supply Chain (20 %)3/10 Proprietary global supply chain, custom US silicon7/10 Group datacenters (OpCore), hardware reuse program
SOV-6 Technology (15 %)3/10 Proprietary stack, high lock-in, limited reversibility8/10 Open standards, explicit anti lock-in positioning
SOV-7 Security & Compliance (10 %)8/10 BSI C5, ISO 27001, broad audit portfolio6/10 ISO 27001, HDS; SecNumCloud not yet qualified
SOV-8 Environmental (5 %)8/10 100% renewable energy matched; net-zero 2040 pledge9/10 Adiabatic cooling (DC5), sustainability leadership

Availability & Locations

ServiceAWSScaleway
DACH PresenceGermany–
Presence EuropeGermany Frankfurt, Brandenburg (Sovereign Cloud)France Paris
Presence North AmericaUSA Virginia, Ohio, Oregon, California–
Presence South AmericaBrazil São Paulo–
Presence Asia-PacificJapan Tokyo, Osaka–
Presence Middle East & AfricaBahrain Manama–
Availability Zones100+9
Multi-AZ
Regions30+3
Countries20+3
Continents61
Point of Presence70065
Dedicated Backbone–
DDoS (angekündigt)

Compute

ServiceAWSScaleway
Shared InstanceEC2 Elastic Compute 1vCPU-896vCPUVirtual Instances 1vCPU-96vCPU
Dedicated InstanceEC2 Dedicated instance 1vCPU-896vCPUElastic Metal
GPU InstanceElastic ComputeGPU Instances
Windows ServerEC2 Windows Server InstancesWindows Instances
ServerlessLambdaServerless Functions
ARM InstanceGravitonCOP-ARM (Ampere)
Confidential ComputingNitro Enclaves–

Hot Storage

ServiceAWSScaleway
Block StorageElastic Block StorageBlock Storage
AssetsSimple Storage Service(S3)Object Storage
Managed NetAppFsX–
FileElastic File SystemFile Storage

Cold Storage

ServiceAWSScaleway
VM BackupAMI–
Volume BackupEBS Snapshots–
ArchiveS3 - GlacierScaleway Glacier
TapeS3 - Deep GlacierScaleway Glacier
Disaster RecoveryElastic Disaster Recovery–

Managed Databases

ServiceAWSScaleway
MySQLAuroraManaged Database for MySQL
PostGreAuroraManaged Database for PostGreSQL
MS SQLRDS for SQL Server–
OracleRDS for Oracle–
DB2RDS for Db2–
Document-OrientedDocumentDBManaged MongoDB®
Distributed Wide-ColumnKeyspacesData Warehouse for Clickhouse
TSDBTimestream–
CacheElastiCacheManaged Database for Redis®
Search EngineCloudSearchCloud Essentials for OpenSearch
Knowledge GraphNeptune (angekündigt)

Network & Security

ServiceAWSScaleway
NetworkVirtual Private CloudVirtual Private Cloud
Public IPElastic IPIP Address Manager
GatewayAPI GatewaysPublic Gateway
Load BalancerElastic Load BalancerLoad Balancer
Public DNSRoute53Domain and DNS
Private DNSRoute53Domain and DNS
FirewallWAFWAF
Private ConnectivityVirtual Private CloudSite to Site VPN
Dedicated ConnectivityDirect ConnectScaleway Interlink
DDoS ProtectionShieldAnti-DDoS (angekündigt)
CDNCloudfrontEdge Services

Orchestration

ServiceAWSScaleway
Container RegistryElastic Container RegistryContainer Registry
OrchestrationElastic Kubernetes Service(EKS)Kubernetes Kapsule

Virtualization

ServiceAWSScaleway
HypervisorNitro System KVM-basiert, kein direkter ZugangKVM OpenStack-basiert, kein direkter Zugang
Instance as a ServiceEC2 InstancesScaleway Virtual Machines
Managed Virtualization PlatformsVMware Cloud on AWS BYOK only–
Bare Metal VirtualizationEC2 Instances .metal instance typeDedibox
Edge VirtualizationOutposts ServerPrivate Regions (angekündigt)
Workload-specific VirtualizationAWS für SAP–

Management

ServiceAWSScaleway
Identity ManagementIAMIdentity & Access Management
IaCCloudFormationDevelopper Tools
Audit TrailCloudTrailAudit Trail
Mail ServiceSESTransactional Email
Command LineAWS CLIDevelopper Tools
CO2 CalculatorCarbon FootprintEnvironmental Footprint Calculator

Big Data

ServiceAWSScaleway
DashboardsCloudWatchCockpit
Data StreamingKinesis Data Streams–
MessagingMQNATS
Business AnalyticsQuickSight (angekündigt)
Big Data ProcessingEMRData Lab for Apache Spark
Big Data PlattformGlueData Warehouse for ClickHouse
Log MonitoringCloudwatchCockpit

AI & Machine Learning

ServiceAWSScaleway
AssistantLexGenerative APIs
TranslationTranslateGenerative APIs
Audio AnalysisTranscribeGenerative APIs
Computer VisionRekognitionGenerative APIs
NLPComprehendGenerative APIs
Image GenerationBedrockGenerative APIs
Machine LearningSageMakerGenerative APIs
AI RouterBedrock–
Document IntelligenceTextractGenerative APIs

Quantum Computing

ServiceAWSScaleway
EmulatorBraketQuantum as a Service
EngineBraketQuantum as a Service

Compliance & Certificates

ServiceAWSScaleway
C5\nGerman cloud security catalogue–
ISO 20000\nIT service management system standard–
ISO 27001\nInformation security management system
ISO 27017\nCloud security controls for providers–
ISO 27018\nPersonal data protection for cloud–
ISO 27701\nPrivacy information management extension
ISO 50001\nEnergy management for data centers
CSA STAR\nCloud Security Alliance assurance registry (angekündigt)
SOC 1,2,3\nService organization control audit reports (angekündigt)
PCI DSS\nPayment card data security standard (angekündigt)
ISO 9001\nQuality management system standard–

Cost Indication

ServiceAWSScaleway
Rating6.0/108.5/10
CPU\nvCPU/h4.2/10 0,0335750 €7.5/10 0,0164500 €
GPU\nH100/h5.5/10 5,8480000 €9.0/10 2,7300000 €
RAM\nGB/h3.0/10 0,0097750 €6.5/10 0,0101500 €
VMware\nCPU/h-–
Managed MySQL\nRatio1/46.9/10 0,1033767 €8.5/10 0,0717000 €
Block Storage\nGB/h | 3000 IOPS10.0/10 0,0001108 €8.2/10 0,0001180 €
S3 Storage\nGB/h3.1/10 0,0000336 €8.0/10 0,0000150 €
Archive Storage\nGB/h4.5/10 0,0000157 €9.5/10 0,0000035 €
Tape\nGB/h8.4/10 0,0000025 €–
Kubernetes-Service-Premium\nCluster/h8.2/10 0,5100000 €6.5/10 0,1100000 €
Serverless-Request\nper 1 Mil Requests8.8/10 0,1700000 €–
Serverless-Compute\nGB-Sec5,9/10 0,0000142 €–
Generative AI-Token Input\nLLama3.3-70B per 1Mil tokens10.0/10 0,6120000 €7.0/10 0,9000000 €
Generative AI-Token Output\nLLama3.3-70B per 1Mil tokens10.0/10 0,6120000 €7.0/10 0,9000000 €
Egress\nper GB3.0/10 0,0765000 €10.0/10 0,0000000 €

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